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Workbench Finish Choice - KLaz - 02-18-2021
Getting close on finishing my split top Roubo and thought I'd see what some of you are using for a finish for your benches.
Mine is the typical hard maple top and base with walnut accents.
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - Aram - 02-18-2021
(02-18-2021, 10:28 AM)KLaz Wrote: Getting close on finishing my split top Roubo and thought I'd see what some of you are using for a finish for your benches.
Mine is the typical hard maple top and base with walnut accents.
I bought my bench from Lie-Nielsen. I asked them about the finish, and this is what they said they use.
"Lie-Nielsen benches are finished with a 3 equal-part mixture of spar-varnish, boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. This traditional finish seals the wood, but does not make it slippery. We use Helmsman Spar Urethane for the spar-varnish portion."
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - fredhargis - 02-18-2021
I like beeswax/BLO/MS, glue pops right off and it's easy to renew.
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - jteneyck - 02-18-2021
I used a coat of Danish Oil on the maple top, two or three on the cherry base.
John
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - Mark A Smith - 02-18-2021
(02-18-2021, 10:34 AM)Aram Wrote: I bought my bench from Lie-Nielsen. I asked them about the finish, and this is what they said they use.
"Lie-Nielsen benches are finished with a 3 equal-part mixture of spar-varnish, boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. This traditional finish seals the wood, but does not make it slippery. We use Helmsman Spar Urethane for the spar-varnish portion."
This is the mixture I made up for my Lie-Nielsen clone bench. It has worked well.
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - Rob Young - 02-18-2021
(02-18-2021, 06:04 PM)Mark A Smith Wrote: This is the mixture I made up for my Lie-Nielsen clone bench. It has worked well.
Not a cloned bench but I did this once when I built my bench. Maybe been 8-10 years now.
But since then all I've done is use the bench, flatten it once and now just card scrape anything off.
Meh, it's a workbench.
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - Tapper - 02-19-2021
Tung oil was recommended on the workbench I built from Woodsmith #50.
Doug
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - KLaz - 02-19-2021
Thanks for the info. Ready to get this thing into action!
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - shoottmx - 02-19-2021
I used Bush Oil on mine--it's a BLO/varnish/mineral oil blend, do most of my B. Oil finishing on the workbench. Any drips or spills just get spread around to add to the coat that's already there then wiped down along with the work. Dried Titebond pops right off.
g
RE: Workbench Finish Choice - cputnam - 02-19-2021
You do NOT want a film finish. Howie used to recommend ½ either turpentine or mineral spirits, linseed oil and beeswax